Philippines Typhoon: from landfall to aftermath

Five days into what could be the Philippines deadliest disaster ever, workers still struggle to get aid to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The scale of the disaster and challenges of delivering assistance means few in the region, strewn with debris and corpses, have received any help, despite tons of aid waiting to be distributed. The official death toll from the disaster rose to 1,774 on Tuesday, though authorities have said they expect that to rise markedly. President Benigno Aquino III told CNN that the death toll could be 2,000 or 2,500. Millions of people have been affected across a large swath of the country, many of them made homeless.

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 file photo, survivors move past the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Haiyan slammed the island nation with a storm surge two stories high and some of the highest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone. An untold number of homes were blown away, and thousands of people are feared dead. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 file photo, survivors walk by a large ship after it was washed ashore by strong waves caused by powerful Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. The city remains littered with debris from damaged homes as many complain of shortages of food and water and no electricity since Typhoon Haiyan slammed into their province. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 10, 2013 file photo, newborn baby Bea Joy is held as mother Emily Ortega, 21, rests after giving birth at an improvised clinic at Tacloban airport in Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines. Bea Joy was named after her grandmother Beatrice, who was missing following the onslaught of typhoon Haiyan. Ortega was in an evacuation center when the storm surge hit and flooded the city. She had to swim to survive before finding safety at the airport. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 file photo, survivors carry bags of rice from a warehouse which they stormed due to shortage of food at typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines. Haiyan slammed the island nation with a storm surge two stories high and some of the highest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone. An untold number of homes were blown away, and thousands of people are feared dead. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 file photo, residents carry relief goods along the bay in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, slammed into six central Philippine islands on Friday, leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousands of people dead. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 file photo, residents queue up to receive treatment and relief supplies at Tacloban airport following Friday's typhoon Haiyan that lashed this city and several provinces in central Philippines. Haiyan slammed the island nation with a storm surge two stories high and some of the highest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone. An untold number of homes were blown away, and thousands of people are feared dead. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 file photo, survivors look up at a military C-130 plane as it arrives at typhoon-ravaged Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Haiyan slammed the island nation with a storm surge two stories high and some of the highest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone. An untold number of homes were blown away, and thousands of people are feared dead. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Malaysian air force personnel load relief supplies donated by Malaysian government for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, at the Air Force base in Subang, Malaysia, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Foreign governments and agencies have announced a major relief effort to help victims of the Philippine typhoon.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysian air force personnel load relief supplies donated by Malaysian government for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, at the Air Force base in Subang, Malaysia, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Foreign governments and agencies have announced a major relief effort to help victims of the Philippine typhoon. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 file photo, a resident looks at houses damaged by typhoon Haiyan, in Tacloban city, Leyte province central Philippines. Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded slammed into central Philippine provinces Friday leaving a wide swath of destruction and thousdads of people dead. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Ron Davis carries bags of donated items for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines to the West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service center in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. The massive storm that hit the island nation Friday has affected at least 11 million people, some of them now homeless. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Estephanie Sunga, program coordinator at the West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service center in San Francisco, labels a box for donated supplies for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. The massive storm that hit the island nation Friday has affected at least 11 million people. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

John C. Tabat, left, manager at Makati Express Cargo, and employee Alrob Beboso arrange a box with donations from the Boston area which his company will ship for free to the Philippines to help in aid following the typhoon that hit the country, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Jersey City, N.J. Jersey City will hold a fundraiser to aid the victims of the typhoon that has devastated parts of the Philippines. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and City Council President Rolando Lavarro Jr. will host the event on Thursday night at Porto Lounge. Filipino expatriates are trying to find relatives missing thousands of miles away and to send money and supplies into an area where nearly all communication and transportation were at a standstill.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A television, top, shows coverage of the typhoon that hit the Philippines as patrons shop at Phil Am supermarket , Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Jersey City, N.J. Jersey City will hold a fundraiser to aid the victims of the typhoon that has devastated parts of the Philippines. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and City Council President Rolando Lavarro Jr. will host the event on Thursday night at Porto Lounge. Filipino expatriates are trying to find relatives missing thousands of miles away and to send money and supplies into an area where nearly all communication and transportation were at a standstill.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A television, top left, shows coverage of the typhoon that hit the Philippines as patrons shop at Phil Am supermarket , Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Jersey City, N.J. Jersey City will hold a fundraiser to aid the victims of the typhoon that has devastated parts of the Philippines. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and City Council President Rolando Lavarro Jr. will host the event on Thursday night at Porto Lounge. Filipino expatriates are trying to find relatives missing thousands of miles away and to send money and supplies into an area where nearly all communication and transportation were at a standstill.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Giorgio Landa donates money for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines at the West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service center in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. The massive storm that hit the island nation Friday has affected at least 11 million people, some of them now homeless. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Rudy Asercion, executive director of the West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service center in San Francisco, right, hugs Arturo Marasigan on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, as he prepares boxes for donated items for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The massive storm that hit the island nation Friday has affected at least 11 million people. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Naderev Sano,center, of the Philippines' delegation talks to the press during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 19 in Warsaw,Poland,Tuesday, Nov.12 2013. In a mass show of support in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan, members of civil society at the UN climate talks will begin a voluntary fast in solidarity with Filipino negotiator Sano, who announced that he would be fasting until "a meaningful outcome is in sight."(AP Photo)

News from the Philippines of the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan plays on a television above Red Cross call center workers Daniel Navarro, left, and Mark klimp, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Philadelphia. An American Red Cross office in Philadelphia is playing a role in the nation's effort to help those affected by the disaster in the Philippines. The Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter has fielded more than 300 calls from people across the U.S. seeking information about Typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Red Cross call center volunteer Mark Klimp talks to about a possible donor in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Philadelphia. An American Red Cross office in Philadelphia is playing a role in the nation's effort to help those affected by the disaster in the Philippines. The Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter has fielded more than 300 calls from people across the U.S. seeking information about Typhoon Haiyan. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)